Looking for a Seattle watercolor class that’s open everyone, even those who’ve never painted before? In this class, students will learn by playing with color while creating beauty – even if you have never picked up a paint brush before!

“Watercolor Workshop” is a pleasant introduction to watercolor painting for anyone who enjoys color and wants to experience the joy of watching a painting of your own happen.

By the end of the class, students will take home a variety of vibrant, fun paintings that you have created for yourself.

1. What do I have to bring?You may bring whatever watercolor supplies you happen to have, but if you don’t have anything, don’t worry. You can purchase a kit in class for approximately $30, from a representative of Artists and Craftsman Supply. You don’t have to go to the store; they will bring kits to the first class meeting, for folks who want to buy them. The kit includes a set of watercolor tube paints, a palette for mixing, several useful brushes, and a book of watercolor paper.

2. If I am not good at drawing, how can I learn to paint?If you can draw, that is great. But you don’t have to have experience drawing to benefit from the class. For students who need help, the instructor will demonstrate simple shapes that will help you to draw. For more complex designs, techniques will be taught to help you transfer images to watercolor paper for painting.

3. Isn’t watercolor difficult?
Not at all once you learn a few simple rules, like letting some parts dry before you add more paint. Also, there is a freedom in just allowing the color to move around with the water. You will learn how to paint wet on dry and when to let it flow with wet on wet.

In this Seattle watercolor class, you’ll learn aboutwashes, glazing, blending, creating form with lights and shadows, textures, interesting backgrounds, and other useful hints to make your paintings vibrant and beautiful.

Materials provided by the instructor:

Handouts of the various techniques

Reference ideas for painting

Black line drawings to transfer, if you need them

Pencils

Paper towels

Some additional paints and paper for specific projects

LOTS of one on one help and instruction

About the Instructor:

Lonni Flowers is an award winning artist known for her use of brilliant color inspired by the world’s flora and fauna. Ms. Flowers’ fascination with natural life has led her to not just portray beautiful images, but to heighten the impact by altering the intensity of color. Her frequent use of an impressionistic technique draws viewers into the mystery of the artistic expression. Ms. Flowers is a member of Seattle Co-Arts, Artists Connect, the Alliance of California Artists, and currently shows her work at Gallery North in Edmonds, where she also teaches watercolor, acrylic, and silk painting. Her home studio is a busy place where she creates in watercolor, acrylic, silk painting, jewelry, fiber arts, and “anything else that is colorful and fun.”

Rekindle School is an independent educational program located in Seattle, Washington. We offer fun, affordable classes in the arts, in subjects including drawing, painting, cartooning, writing, filmmaking and other subjects. Our classes are not-for-credit, meaning that the focus is on having fun and learning, not on tests or grades.

Rekindle School is an independent educational program located in Seattle, Washington. We offer fun, affordable classes in the arts, in subjects including drawing, painting, cartooning, writing, filmmaking and other subjects. Our classes are about having fun and learning new skills, not about tests or grades.

Some of our classes meet on the University of Washington campus in Seattle. The others meet in community centers around the city. Most of our classes are held in Seattle, but we also have a few classes on the East Side, in Redmond.

Some students may remember our affiliation with Seattle’s original EC (the ASUW Experimental College, which co-sponsored many of our classes, before being dissolved as a business entity in 2017. When it closed, a group of instructors set up a new Seattle Experimental College.

Like the previous EC, Seattle Experimental College co-sponsors many of our classes (and we handle the registrations for theirs). This means that you can sign up for the same classes on our website, or on the EC’s.

Our philosophy

Our philosophy is that everyone is born creative. It’s a part of being human.

Anyone can learn how to draw, paint, write, doodle, tell stories, make quilts, write poems, make music, or express their creativity in myriad other ways.

The impulse to be creative is inborn. We have a human need to find ways to be creative as long as we’re alive.

Whether you’re hoping to learn something new and different you’ve never tried before; go deeper into a subject you love, and learn more about it; or rekindle a creative energy you thought you might have lost, our classes and workshops can help.

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…I want to thank you for inspiring me to follow me dreams. I left Washington. I am down in California. I have started a television production company and I auditioned for a Harley Davidson Commercial yesterday as an actor.Everything is moving at light speed…and in a positive direction. It all started with you in that classroom at the U of W. – Robert C., Hollywood

…I just want to thank you for the (crash course in filmmaking) classes. I never learned so much over a short period of time and remembered it. You wasted no time on the non-essentials. I greatly appreciate the fact that you were very receptive to everyone’s questions. Your experience, dedication, and passion for film making made this a fantastic learning experience for me. – J. Vega

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“I just moved back to Seattle… yay! … and was looking for an introductory level course so I could get back into painting. I just wanted to start with the basics again. I love watercolors, but always had a hard time getting the results I wanted, so signed up for the Watercolor painting class. It was fun and I learned a lot. I would recommend the class to others who are either just starting out or, like me, wanting to get back into painting after a break.” – B.R., Lake Forest Park

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“…I want you to know that taking this class has truly made a difference for me. I lost the fear to shoot and produce films. It has given me the knowledge and skills I was seeking and the confidence I need to step into film making. I have to tell you — you are an incredible teacher! I cannot thank you ENOUGH! I’ll definitely recommend this class to all my friends. Thanks so much for the highly engaging and inspiring class. – J. Vega